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Land-Marker.

No. 68,297. Patented Aug. 27, 1867.

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DAVID A. FREEMAN, OF BELLEVILLE, MICHIGAN.

Letters Patent 1V0. 68,297, dated August 27, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-MARKERS FOR PLANTING.

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that'I, DAVID A. FREEMAN, of Belleville, in the county of Wayne, in the'State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Corn-Markers; and I do declare that the following is an accurate description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, and being a. part of this specification.

In building my machine I use an axle, A, with joints B B. Upon this axle, A, I place a'proper frame, 0, with a drivers seat, D. To the axle A, at equal distances, I attach wheels, E EE E, with bevelled rims, which mark the rows. The wheels are held in place on the axle by means of collars a a a, &c., and set-screwsg g g, &e., so that the wheels may be moved upon the axle to vary the width of the rows, as may-be desired. I make the wheels E E E E of suflicient diameter, 'thatvby placing the bevelled lugs II :H H, &c., upon the periphery of.

the wheels, at opposite points, and as the wheels revolve, marking the rows one way, the lugs H H, 830., mark the rows the other way of the field. The joints B Bare to allow the machine to work upon uneven ground.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- The combination and arrangement of the axle A, provided with joints B B, the frame 0, the seat D, the wheels E E E E, the cellars a a a, &c., the set-screws g g g, &'c., and the bevelled lugs H H H, &'c., all arranged substantially as described for the purpose designed.

DAVID A. FREEMAN.

Witnesses:

JAMES T.. CAMPBELL, JOHN H. CAMPBELL. 

